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Jim scored 3 points for every 2 points that Kim scored. If Jim scored 12 points, how many points did Kim score?
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Jim scored 3 points for every 2 points that Kim scored. If Jim scored 12 points, how many points did Kim score?

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to solve this you'd need to make a proportion- 3/2 = 12/x. solving this, youd find that x = 8.

so, kim scored 8 points.
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I would go with the answer 8.
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